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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a reduced occupational licensing fee for certain former |
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license holders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 57, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 57.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 57.003. REDUCED OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING FEE FOR CERTAIN |
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FORMER LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a |
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state agency that issues a license shall adopt rules requiring the |
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agency to charge a reduced license application fee or reactivation |
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fee, as applicable, not to exceed one-third of the amount of the |
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usual fee, to an applicant who: |
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(1) in the two-year period preceding the date of the |
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application, became a parent by natural birth or adoption; and |
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(2) immediately before the birth or adoption, held an |
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active license of the same type for which the person is applying. |
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(b) Rules adopted under this section may require an |
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applicant to submit to the state agency an attestation or other |
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documentation relating to the child's birth or adoption. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2020, a state agency |
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to which Section 57.003, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies shall adopt and implement the rules required by that |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. A state agency to which Section 57.003, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act, applies is required to |
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implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature |
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appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the |
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legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the state agency may, but is not required to, implement a |
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provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |